The Virginia Gazette

12/11/2025

Alison Krauss & Union Station will be one of the headline events during Williamsburg Live next summer, the Virginia Arts Festival announced Monday.

Tickets go on sale Friday for the June performance.

12/10/2025

The James City County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to begin construction on the new government center and library, even though a group of residents are still fighting for a referendum on funding for the project.

Construction of the new government center is expected to start sometime in the spring.

12/10/2025

Zachary Wolicki has been operating his Christmas tree lot on Longhill Road in James City County for the past decade. He gets return customers every year.

This Christmas tree lot in James City County is the kind where people return year after year to seek fresh, live trees at a place where owners create their own forests of holiday cheer.

12/10/2025

A traveling swing project could bring music to downtown Williamsburg next year, depending on City Council approval.

The $150,000 project is part of the Williamsburg Public Art Council’s goal to bring art to the city.

12/08/2025

Snow falls on ​Zachary Wolicki’s Christmas tree lot on Longhill Road in James City County on Monday evening.

📷 Wilford Kale

12/08/2025

A former James City County police officer got a three-year suspended sentence for shooting his superior officer outside a Williamsburg bar nearly three years ago.

Michael Trenton Rusk, 27, was set to face a four-day trial this week in the shooting of his sergeant, Christopher Gibson. But the two sides quietly reached a plea agreement on the eve of trial.

12/08/2025

Schools are closed in Williamsburg, James City County and York County, including William & Mary; governments are doing the same.

Snow is coming into Hampton Roads on Monday, and closures and cancellations have been announced.

12/08/2025

Snow is in the forecast again, and that means schools are affected.

Snow could be coming into Hampton Roads on Monday, and school districts across the region are acting ahead of the potential white stuff.

12/05/2025

Colonial Williamsburg lit up the evening Thursday with its annual Christmas tree ceremony.

The tree lighting has been a part of the city’s tradition since 1915.

12/05/2025

Parts of the Williamsburg area received up to about 2 inches of snow from Friday's early morning snowstorm, the first of the winter season.

Light snow fell across the Historic Triangle on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

12/04/2025

Williamsburg-James City County, York County and New Kent County schools will be closed Friday because of the impending winter weather.

Expected snow, along with possible icy road conditions, led some school systems to make the decision to close.

12/04/2025

Several proposals recommended by the planning commission on Tuesday include a 1,006-home development near Eastern State Hospital and a new 60,000-square foot complex for the county's General Services department. (Link in comments.)